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1. Daisy Chain by fateofbyers

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   07 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Holly Wheeler
   • byler
   • Mike Wheeler is a Mess
   • Will Byers is a smoker
   • Mike Wheeler is a smoker
   • Mike Wheeler has a drinking problem
   • and a drug problem
   • an addiction problem in general
   • Loss of Parent(s)
   • Will Byers & Holly Wheeler Friendship
   • Implied/Referenced Character Death
   • This tag is about Karen and Ted Wheeler
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Mike Wheeler is Not Okay
   • Addiction
   • Drug Addiction
   • Overdosing
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Heavy Angst
   • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Hate Sex
   • Mildly toxic dynamic
   • Rough Sex
   • Pain Kink
   • Light BDSM
   • Face Slapping
   • Fingers in Mouth
   • Rehabilitation
   • Oral Sex
   • Anal Sex
   • Hair-pulling
   • Will and Mike have a lot to talk about
   • Sex as a Coping Mechanism
   • Complicated Relationships
   • healing together
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Eventual Fluff
   • It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
   • but it does get better
   • Mike Wheeler is gay
   • True Love
   • Love Confessions
   • Codependency
   • POV Mike Wheeler
   • POV Will Byers
   • Will Byers Deserves Love
   • Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler Has a Mental Breakdown
   • I might add more tags as I write
   • Dacryphilia
   • Take these tags as trigger warnings
   • Mike Wheeler Needs a Hug
   • Mike Wheeler Has An Eating Disorder
   • Top Mike Wheeler
   • Bottom Will Byers
   • Sexually Experienced Will Byers
   • Inexperienced Mike Wheeler
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Face-Fucking

   Summary

   How many bad things can subsequently happen to someone before they completely lose their sense of self and make their misery everyone's problem? Will Byers was about to find out, after a bone chilling call from Holly Wheeler telling him that her brother had turned into an absolute wreckage.
   or
   Mike Wheeler’s need to be needed finally caught up with him, and as he experiences what can only be described as ego death, he has to learn how to need someone.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   49,100

   Chapters:

   7/?

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